Robot Flies Just Like a Bird & News By Drones

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The SmartBird, a large, lightweight robot, modeled on a seagull, that flies by flapping its wings. Demoed at TED, this robot shows the application of bio-mimicry.

We discuss the implications and coolness factor, plus talk about the future of drones for automatic news retrieval.

TEDTalk: Robot That Flies Like a Bird
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/a_robot_that_flies_like_a_bird.html
News Corp Probed Over Use of Drones
http://www.theage.com.au/technology/sci-tech/news-corp-probed-over-use-of-dro...
Robotic Hummingbird (with video)
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-02-robot-hummingbird-flight-video.html

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  • awsome

    

  • Insane.

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